Peterborough named worst place to live in England – find out if your town made the top 10

THE title of worst place to live in Britain has been handed to Peterborough - dubbed by one unhappy voter as "the biggest dump in England".

The 2019 "C**p Towns" awards was topped by the East Anglian city that boasts a 12th century cathedral, a Bronze Age village and a population of almost 200,000.

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But critics who voted it into the top spot for the first time take a darker view of the place.

One described it as full of "aggressive and inbred residents".

Adding: "If booking a weekend get-away in Peterborough, it is customary if a stranger holds eye contact with you for more than three seconds, to shout 'what?' and become extremely aggressive."

Another described the people as "without doubt some of the most aggressive, miserable, backwards, negative people I have ever come across".

While another critic warned that Peterborough is "draining".

They continued: "You feel totally isolated from the rest of the world and life in general, as though everything else is going on and you're not part of it as you're stuck in this dump.

"Take a trip into the town centre and it's like walking onto the set of the 'Walking Dead' - every manner of inbred mutant adorns the streets."

Almost 50,000 people responded to the survey on website ilivehere.co.uk.

A spokesman said: "Several Top Ten perennials have fallen off the list this year and a new entry taken the coveted crown. But it is our role to offend local councillors, dignitaries and meddlesome ratbags - as well as ruining the trade of slime-ball lying estate agents."

Here’s the rest of the worst ten:

2 Huddersfield

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One person keen to get Huddersfield voted the worst place to live in said: "There's nothing but pound shops and a few coffee shops. It's polluted, unclean, full of idiots and a horrible place to live."

Another passionate local said: "It's a rough, boring, chavvy, crap hole.

"For a demonstration of the chav scooterists trying to impress the scummy lady chavs, simply go and look in Morrisons car park from 7pm onwards - thousands of the cretins, unfortunately they never seem to fall off.

"In short if you like your car windows, teeth, kneecaps etc. then avoid this s******e like you would a man with leprosy! You have been warned."

3 Rochdale

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Someone who clearly has something against the Greater Manchester town said: "Take in the smells - the strong whiff of tobacco and fatty foods with subtle hints of exhaust fumes, sweat and damp vegetables from the market area - and see if you can detect a undertone of vomit, Karate aftershave and old cheese."

And another said: "Welcome to the cesspit of the universe, where evolution took a break and spat out this breed of useless slack-jawed yokels with less IQ than a glass of water.

"If you have a choice - visit Rochdale or have your gonads beaten 800 times with a rusty sledgehammer wielded by a German bodybuilder - I'll get the hammer."

4 Doncaster

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A voter who appeared not to have enjoyed any time spent in Doncaster wrote: "You've probably been forced to pass here on the train at some time in your life and seen all the attractions such as smack and rat-infested flats."

While another commentator said: "Ah Doncaster, that s**t-hole surrounded by other s**t-holes like Hull, Barnsley, Pontefract, Scunthorpe and Rotherham.

"A night out in Donny is magical, with bums sitting on steps drinking White Lightning near the old strip club or the Jobcentre, and chavvettes with near nothing on, looking to volunteer to contribute to Doncaster's rising pregnancy rate."

5 Hull

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Hull has managed to make the top 10 every year since 2005 and is a three-time overall winner - so this final position could possibly be an improvement.

One critic said: "I was born and bred in Hull and can honestly say it's a dump. Just spend ten minutes outside the Maternity Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary.

"Watch in amazement as 15 year-old Courtney shouts at her three kids to 'f***ing get back 'ere or I'll f***ing bray yer' as she chain smokes her fag before re-entering the building to spit out another 'no-known dad' baby."

6 Rotherham

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Rotherham is described as "a worthy nomination" by one disappointed critic, who added: "I think I'll head off somewhere else and get away from it all. I put as much distance between me and the population as possible after that first visit.

"I stopped going into the town centre - there was just no point because I like a pint without violence.

"After a year of reading headlines in the Rotherham Advertiser like 'Chip Pan Fire Guts House', 'Body found outside Takeaway' and 'Asbo Grandad at it again' I decided I didn't fit in and moved away."

7 Blackpool

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Describing itself as the entertainment capital of the North, it was once famed for its golden mile but now according to locals, conjures up images of drunken stags and hens vomiting in the streets.

One unimpressed resident said: "Just walking around the town centre and seeing the result of years of inbreeding is an ordeal - we try to avoid the place unless absolutely necessary. The best thing about Blackpool is the M55 out.

"While in Blackpool all you smell is weed, McDonald's, KFC - you may think it's a jolly seaside resort with candy floss and donkeys but it's a scum-bucket for the transients who come here to draw benefits in a holiday resort instead of in an inner city."

8 Castleford

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One local reported of Castleford: "Recent highly scientific research - walking down the high street - revealed that one in three inhabitants under the age of 30 fits neatly into the chav box.

"In a town where everybody is a blood relative of the person next to them, you have to wonder whether the chavdom stems from bad breeding, or in the case of Castleford, possible interbreeding."

Another added: "A trip to Castleford is a real eye opener - and you need to keep your eyes open because if you dare to close them, they'd have your wallet faster than you could say 'XR3i.'

"If someone wanted to give Yorkshire an enema, this is where they'd stick the tube."

9 Oldham

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One person determined to showcase Oldham's failing wrote: "This Greater Manchester town conjures up images of shaven-headed gentlemen discussing the political issues of the day in a flat roof pub like the one in the TV show 'Shameless' and the reality is only slightly different.

"The people of Oldham look as though the government has been performing nuclear testing in the area.

"If you want culture and sophistication, then look no further than Yorkshire Street and the local shopping centres, where Sports Direct is the new Hugo Boss and TJ Hughes is the new Harrods."

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10 Blackburn

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Blackburn can be proud it is the least offensive of the towns voted worst in the country.

But while arguing the case for it to rank in the awards, a voter said: "The estates make Syria look calm.

"You can guarantee that if you dare to walk down these down-trodden dogs**t ridden estates - and mind the needles - you will spot the inhabitants walking freely in dressing gowns, fluffy slippers and in the case of women, undoubtedly pregnant, with a fag in their gob going to pick up another free prescription from the clap clinic."

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